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MESA, Ariz. — Baseball's investigation into tampering charges against the Cubs in the hiring of Joe Maddon will be over before opening day, Commissioner Rob Manfred said Monday. Nearly four months after the Rays claimed the Cubs contacted Maddon while he was still under contract, we finally will get a resolution to the matter. Was it really legit, or did the Cubs go through improper channels to let Maddon know there was a five-year, $25 million deal waiting for him if he opted out of his contract? President Theo Epstein said at Maddon's introductory news conference he would welcome an investigation and would provide anything Major League Baseball asked for in its...

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MESA, Ariz. — Baseball's investigation into tampering charges against the Cubs in the hiring of Joe Maddon will be over before opening day, Commissioner Rob Manfred said Monday.
Nearly four months after the Rays claimed the Cubs contacted Maddon while he...

One of the great legacies of George Steinbrenner is the Yankee Silver Shield Foundation, which the late Yankees' owner created in 1982 to fund the education for children of police officers and firefighters in the tri-state area who are killed in the...

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Both of them will have their...

A few Christmas songs adapted for sports purposes:
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Just more than 20 years later, George...

Bill Sharman, a Hall of Fame basketball player and coach who guided the Lakers to their first National Basketball Assn. title in Los Angeles in record-setting fashion, has died. He was 87.
Sharman, who coached teams to championships in three professional...

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